Astronomy:Suhail (star)
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Suhail, from Arabic: سهيل, is the common name of a number of stars typically seen near the southern horizon.
It is part of the traditional names of three stars in the constellation Argo Navis.
- Lambda Velorum, now officially named Suhail by the IAU Working Group on Star Names, was called in Arabic: السهيل الوزن , but later shortened to just Suhail.
- Gamma Velorum has the traditional name Al Suhail al Muhlif,[specify] also known as Regor.
- Zeta Puppis, in the constellation of Puppis, is traditionally known as Suhail Hadar (سهيل هدار).
- In addition to these, the star Canopus (α Carinae), the second-brightest star in the night sky, is called in Arabic: سهيل or in Turkish: Süheyl.
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